President Hage Geingob has extended condolences to President Yoon Suk-yeol and the people of South Korea.

This follows the deaths of more than 150 people and dozens of others injured in a stampede during Halloween celebrations in Seoul's Itaewon district on Sunday.

South Korean authorities have embarked on a full investigation after families and friends were desperately seeking missing loved ones at community centres that were turned into facilities for missing people.